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tosaariake
Writes music reviews, book reviews, theater reviews, and film reviews. He has contributed to Music Magazine, Mikiki, Shukan Yomitohito, Intoxicate, Eureka, Record Collectors, and other publications. His hobbies are drinking, visiting museums, and radio. He likes Yasuko Omori. A newly written monograph will be published by DU BOOKS in the fall.

Yukitaka Amemiya
Photographer, started photography in 2009 because he wanted to meet musicians, moved to the UK from 2016 to 2022, now working mainly in Tokyo.
Homepage https://yukitaka-amemiya.com/
Instagram yuki_0422ame

Miiko Okada
Born in 1987, she is a writer. She majored in Osamu Dazai seminar at university, and since 2011 has worked for fashion magazines such as “Zipper,” “nina's,” and “Linnell,” where she mainly writes culture pages covering new movies and stage performances. In 2014, after the birth of her first child, she began full-fledged reporting and writing about theater. She covers rehearsals, interviews, and writes theater reviews. She has contributed to “Theatre Saikyou-ron-ing,” “Ro-tike Drama Manifesto! SPICE,” ‘Theatre Criticism Magazine Paperback,’ etc. From 2023, he will be a member of the jury for the CoRich Performing Arts Festival! He has been a member of the jury for CoRich Performing Arts Festival! He has also held irregular exhibitions using poetry, such as “色彩-ichijitsu” (2012), “こゝろは、家なき子” (2015), and “Kimi ga Haru wo Kiiroi mo mo Bakeru” (2020). Other published works include the private novel “Chawan Ichiru no Uso (A Bowlful of Lies)” (included in “USO vol. 2”) and the essay “Mother and Sparrow” (winner of the Bungeishicho Essay Award for Excellence).

Kei Kawaura
Born in 1988, Leo is an editor and writer. Her favorite yokai is Kappa.
https://twitter.com/heikwur
https://www.instagram.com/heikwur/

Kenta Yamazaki
Born in 1983. Critic and dramaturg. Editor-in-chief of the theater review magazine "Paperback," and a regular contributor of short reviews to the web magazine artscape. Other works include "SF Aspects of Contemporary Japanese Theater" (S-F Magazine, Hayakawa Shobo, February 2014-February 2017) From 2019, he will present stage works as y/n with director/actor Kiyoshi Hashimoto. Major works include "Coming Out Lesson" (2020), "Education (in your language)" (2022), an international co-production performance prototype presentation at the Tokyo Art Festival Farm 2022 Farm-Lab Exhibition, "From Koenji, Aichi, Brazil" (2023), etc.
twitter:@yamakenta
Profile photo by Takuya Yamahata
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